Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) designate any chemical substance as a substance of concern or exempt any substance from such designation; (2) establish and revise the threshold quantity for a chemical substance of concern for purposes of identifying significant chemical facilities; and (3) require the submission of information regarding the quantities of such substances used, stored, manufactured, processed, or distributed by any chemical facility Directs the Secretary: (1) in determining substances of concern or threshold quantities, to consider the potential extent of death, injury, or serious adverse effects to human health, the environment, critical infrastructure, national security, the national economy, or public welfare that would result from a terrorist release of the chemical substance; (2) to maintain a list of significant chemical facilities based on the quantities of substances of concern or the threats from terrorism; and (3) to assign each facility on the list to one of at least four risk-based tiers. Requires the Secretary to: (1) prescribe regulations to e…